re: LSUS Online MBA Reviews

Definitely worth the time and effort. I am a very happy Alum. For the price, this is the best value for an on-line MBA program in the country in my opinion.

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I am considering the program. What is the general consensus for those who have participated thus far? Was it worth your time?

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As socal said, it's the best value you can get, especially if you're going online. The biggest benefit of the top name MBAs has NEVER been the education, it's the connections you make during school. If you can't do a traditional MBA, particularly from a top name school, then you won't find a better value out there.

There is a range when it comes to the teachers for any particular class however. You will learn more from some classes than others, at the same time difficulty level doesn't always scale with learning. Some are simply unnecessarily difficult with no actual benefit in terms of learning. Check the reviews and choose your teachers wisely.

Another happy alumnus here.

The LSUS program has it's warts, but all in all it is a solid program with AACSB accreditation.

I ended up getting a job mid-program which I never would have been in the running for without being mid-MBA. Thanks to this and the low costs, the program paid for itself before I even finished.

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Another happy alumnus here. The LSUS program has it's warts, but all in all it is a solid program with AACSB accreditation. I ended up getting a job mid-program which I never would have been in the running for without being mid-MBA. Thanks to this and the low costs, the program paid for itself before I even finished.

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That's awesome, mtntreks! You couldn't even finish the program before an opportunity showed up!

Thanks for the detailed writeup about MADM 760 with McLaughlin. I picked up well with weekly discussion forum and current assignment entirely, but I couldn't manage well with weekly exams. I am continuously lagging. During each module exam, I feel confident and positive, but the result always tells me a different story. Getting 80% is a big hurdle even with my best effort. I'm in the 6th week, so if any suggestions on the exam prep front would be a great help.!

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I'm in the 6th week, so if any suggestions on the exam prep front would be a great help.!

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I've included all the tips in the "A" strategy section of my reviews. However, to clarify further... to get through her tests you need to read between the lines. Do not look for or expect the exact words/vocabulary from your reading. She literally changes words that I feel shouldn't be changed (because they are the official terminology) in order to trip you up. She thinks it "makes you think" but they're really just tricks that test your ability to connect something like:
What is the name of a Beatle's song
"The long and winding road" would not be an answer but one of the answers might be
"The random street that goes on and on in different directions". In McLaughlin's mind, this is the correct answer because it "made you think".
The other quirk of her tests is extremely difficult to prepare for and you will need either luck or a photographic memory. She typically has one question that tests your memory of a subset of a single topic (you won't know which one she will do it on) and makes you try to figure out her reasoning for something. Like... What is the best device for enhancing vision. The answers will be:

Eyeball
Lens
Glasses
Telescope

There will not actually be anything remotely related to this in the reading or materials you were given. You may have had one relatively unimportant seeming topic related to vision that didn't discuss any of these. However, the right answer would be "lens" because the others three actually all rely on a lens to function (and "eyeball" doesn't enhance vision).

Wish I could give you better tips but other than that, use the "A" strategy tips I provided. Her MADM 760 actually wasn't bad compared to her MADM 701, which was definitely worse. MADM 760 had the exams at 48% of the grade, with the discussions and case analyses being easy 100s giving you wiggle room on the tests. Her class gives you a relatively lighter workload compared to some of the other MADM 760 sections, but it doesn't come without some sort of cost... in this case it is the lack of instruction and trick questions.

I had Dr. Kim for MKT. Read my report on MKT 705 if you want an idea of how Dr. Kim will probably run MADM 760. Basically, I would say Dr. Kim would be better than Dr. McLaughlin in every single way, relatively lighter workloads but a lot more fair, and she does lecture videos as well.

That said, relatively lighter is NOT light. MKT 705 was a heavy elective, but for a core class I would expect it to be just about right and like I said... probably better than the other options. I learned a lot in her MKT 705 class, which is saying a lot since I spent many years actually in the industry.

Amazing example and direction. It was useful for my last week exam - 90% scored the first time.!? :-) I lost some scores in the discussion forum and case analysis, however, picked up well for the past 3 weeks. Now just crossing 800 and starting in the final week. I appreciate your quick note and help.! Thank you.!

Hi, Can you please your experiences with ISDS 705 with M Durban. ? I'm planning to take it either with Durban or Lind. Thank you.!

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I have these 2 courses for Summar AP1 - Please provide your suggestion and difficulty level. Can I combine these subjects. ? Thank you.!

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Glad I could help with your MADM test, congrats on your 90%. I've heard good things about Vines in the past, bad things about him more recently. I took Choi, which is also good and bad. The good is that it will be pretty difficult to get below a "B", the discussion posts and case analyses ae typically graded pretty lenient so you need to have worst than a 57% average on your tests to get below a B. The bad is that the second and third tests are difficult and while you can ensure yourself an A with a lot of preparation, it is a LOT of studying to do so. However, the first test was also a pretty easy A, so you need to prep a ton for just two tests (I recommend 15+ hours of studying alone). He gives you everything you need to get an A for both tests though with practice tests that are very similar to the tests. The first test has a lot of identical questions but the second and third will test similar, but different problems (some people memorized the answers from the practice exam rather than learning how to solve the problems and didn't do so well).


Lind I have heard nothing but bad things about. ISDS 705 should be one of the easiest classes to take, and hers is supposed to be a bear with a lot more work and a group project as well. I don't recommend it. Gibbs is the most highly recommended, Lin (without the D) is probably a little lighter than Gibbs, but is also a complete and utter waste of time.